OLD CROW (85 images)

The aboriginal community of Old Crow, home to the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation, is located 113km north of the Arctic Circle in the Yukon Territory, Canada. Old Crow, a fly-in community of 300 people, is the Yukon's most northern village with no road access, making it incredibly isolated from the rest of the world.

The Vuntut Gwitchin live off the land as their ancestors did thousands of years ago. They fish, trap muskrat and wolverine, snare rabbits and ptarmigan, and gather...more »

The aboriginal community of Old Crow, home to the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation, is located 113km north of the Arctic Circle in the Yukon Territory, Canada. Old Crow, a fly-in community of 300 people, is the Yukon's most northern village with no road access, making it incredibly isolated from the rest of the world.

The Vuntut Gwitchin live off the land as their ancestors did thousands of years ago. They fish, trap muskrat and wolverine, snare rabbits and ptarmigan, and gather various berries and medicinal plants that grow in the area.

The Gwitchin's main food source, however, is the Porcupine caribou that migrate near Old Crow every spring and autumn. Every part of the caribou is utilized for food, clothing, and tools.

Old Crow sits on the banks of the Porcupine River as Crow Mountain provides a scenic backdrop. The town boasts a small general store that also serves as the local Post Office and bank. Dirt roads from the tiny airport lead past a nurse's station, an Anglican Church, the RCMP building, and the community hall, to the council administration office, arena, and school. Old Crow is governed by their Chief and Councillors.

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